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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1899
Page
4
A damaged excerpt describes making a soap and water paste from Ivory Soap to clean clothing, patent leather, enamel, russet leather, shoes, woodwork, and furniture. It notes the paste can be applied with foam or cloth and warns against free application on carpets. Directions are partially garbled.
The Boston and Bangor line ends the winter time-tatio with the steamer departures from Bangor to Boston on Mondays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. Returns depart Boston on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Penobscot is taken off the line and the City of Bangor becomes the sole boat between Bangor and Boston while Mount Desert is removed from Rockland to Bar Harbor service. Catherine will connect with Bangor and Boston boats on Rockland and Kilsworth routes for winter.
An analysis of George Washington’s centennial commemoration noting his quiet humility and bold decisions. It highlights two pivotal acts: approving the Jay treaty amid threats and resisting French revolutionary pressures in favor of a long term American good. The piece frames Washington as a leader of steady truth seeking and farsighted policy.
A rough county column reports steamer activity on the Miss Clara Webb route, the Catherine on Mt Desert's winter run, and yachting arrivals Kenaha and Nevada returning for the season. It notes Brookville workers on W. W. Black’s house, fishing activity and wood shipments from Clinton, and the death of Mrs. Margaret Walker with survivors listed. Also mentions a Congregational church concert and local school beginnings amid scattered names and brief events.
A jumble of Maine notices reports deaths on heart failure apoplexy and suicide, a warping machine patent granted to G Brown Auburn, a ground wood pulp mill planned in Old Town, shipyard activity by McKay & Dix, and lawsuits and labor unrest in Old Town. Also details student hazing abolishment at University of Maine, the Dingley ferry delivery, and a gun accident involving Benjamin Lincoln's company.
Best of friends and Lincoln express grief over an unspecified affair. Lincoln explains he did not disclose how the accident occurred due to being overcome and frightened by the result. The text then shifts to unrelated medical and advertising claims for Ferema and Down's Ointment with urging drug store purchase.
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